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This report has considered the harms and control of 2-methyl-AP-237 and other closely related acyl piperazine opioids.
The most commonly encountered drugs currently controlled under the misuse of drugs legislation.
The government commissions the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to review the harms of Xylazine and 2-Methyl-AP-237.
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
Rules and guidance for prison staff using trace detection equipment to detect illicit substances.
Information about controlled drugs licences for companies that possess, manufacture, produce or supply controlled drugs in England, Wales or Scotland.
As a vet or pharmacist, you must follow legal requirements when working with controlled drugs in veterinary medicine.
FCDO travel advice for United Arab Emirates. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
HMS Trent seizes £204m of cocaine in latest drugs bust. It takes the total value of drugs seized in their Caribbean operation to more than half a billion.
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
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